as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a poem in which a medieval knight encounters a mysterious beauty in a darkened delve
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Recent Examples of delve
Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
According to reports, the reshoots centered on the film’s third act, which was set to delve into the child molestation accusations against Jackson.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Let’s delve into the 11 most compelling UFO sightings across the globe – incidents with documentation, official investigation, and mysteries that have persisted for decades despite analysis.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
To delve deeper into this recurring phenomenon and how to respond in the moment, T+L spoke with conflict resolution expert Emily Skinner.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
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This is the first time for the helmer-scribes to fully delve into the thriller genre.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025
According to reports, the reshoots centered on the film’s third act, which was set to delve into the child molestation accusations against Jackson.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Let’s delve into the 11 most compelling UFO sightings across the globe – incidents with documentation, official investigation, and mysteries that have persisted for decades despite analysis.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
To delve deeper into this recurring phenomenon and how to respond in the moment, T+L spoke with conflict resolution expert Emily Skinner.
—Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delve
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Led by anthropologist Lee Berger, PhD, a director and research professor at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in South Africa, the researchers recently published their new findings on the Rising Star cave system.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fuhrich wasn’t the only hero of the caves, historian Johannes Mattes explains.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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The estate was excavated in Kafr Qasim, a city in the central region of the country.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Covered in concrete and lost to time for decades, the vats were rediscovered and excavated in 2016 within a building that hugs the Kentucky River.—
Robin Roenker,
Southern Living,
13 Sep. 2025
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Vanuatu’s dive options range from coral reef and dramatic caverns to legendary World War II ship and plane wrecks like Million Dollar Point and the SS President Coolidge, a troopship sunk by mines in 1942 that can be explored with Aore Adventures in Espiritu Santo.—
Terry Ward,
AFAR Media,
11 Sep. 2025
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Divers and snorkelers can explore the geological wonder’s caverns and stalactites that reach up to 40 feet.—
Jennifer Kester,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Support journalism that digs deeper into topics that matter most to Arkansans.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 Sep. 2025
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The Jamaican’s better start again forced Lyles to dig deep to stay in the race.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Or for a more tranquil setting, a grotto is tucked into the corner of the lagoon.—
Mia Taylor,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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Soldiers have also been spotted in parks carrying out tasks typically assigned to gardeners and landscapers – shoveling mulch, blowing leaves and scooping up trash.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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On third-and-2 at the CU 20, the Buffs QB hurried left with seemingly the entire Houston defense in pursuit, spotted Omarion Miller just past the line of scrimmage, and shoveled him the ball before the red jerseys closed in.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Delve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delve. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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